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OIL GAN.

No. 323,928. Patented Aug. 11, 1885.

/Ifw 'SES I v/ N UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

GREGORY GERDOM, OF WEST TROY, NEW

OIL-CA N.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 323. 928, dated August 11, 1885.

Application ined June s, ists. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GREGORY GERDoM, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Troy, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oil-Gans, of which t-he following is a specication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to oil-cans; and it has for its object, rst, to construct the can of but two sections, whereby material is saved and a can produced which possesses greater strength and durability than cans as ordinarily constructed; second, to provide the can with a support, to which it is adapted to be pivotally connected, and which will serve to hold the spout of the can in an upright or vertical position; third, to provide a base which will serve to catch any oil that may leak or escape from the can while pouring the oil from the same; and, fourth, to provide a can which shall be cheap and simple in its construction, thoroughly efcient, and 011e that will be neat and attractive in appearance, and from which the oil can be easily poured without handling the can.

With these ends in view the invention consists in the improved construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of an oil-can constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the 'line a: x of Fig. 1.

ln the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate correspond` ing parts in all the gures, A represents the can, which is composed of two parts or sections, which are struck up, with their edges turned inwardly, so as to form, when placed together, a can substantially spherical in form, the difference existing in the fact that the opposites, a b, of the can are iiattened. The edges of the two sections B C are lapped and secured together in any suitable manner, preferably, however, by soldering. Upon the can A is provided an opening formed by recessing the sections B C at their meeting edges, and extending upwardly from the sides of the said opening is a threaded collar or flange, c, adapted to fit which is a cap, d. The iiange 'c is provided with an opening, e, which,when the cap is raised to expose the same, serves as a vent-opening, thus obviating the necessity of entirely removing the cap to allow the oil to be poured from the can.

D represents a spout, which is secured over an opening in the can A, and which is of the usual construction.:

E represents a base, which is depressed in its center, as at f, ceive or catch the oil that may leak from the can or run down the sides of the same. The said base is provided with an upturned edge, g,which forms a circumferential cup, h, adapted to catch any oil that may drop upon the base outside of the depressed portion of said base.

H represents a bail extending upwardly from the base E. The said bail H consists of the standards I, integrally or otherwise connected at their upper ends by a cross-strip, J. The strips I are formed with holes or openings z', in which are adapted to bear trunnions j, extending outwardly from the sides of the can A. The said trunnions extend outwardly from points in front of the center of the can, thus eccentrically pivoting the can, and causing the spout to at all times be held against the strip J by The spout D is covered by a cap, K, which is attached to the strip J by achain, k,whereby when it is desired to pour oil from the can the cap can be removed, and it will be supported by the chain.

YVhen it is desired to pour oil from the can the cap is removed, when the can may be readily tilted to the desired angle, when the oil will readily iiow therefrom. By this construction it will be observed that the necessity of handling the can, as isordinarily the case with this class of articles as now constructed, is obviated. Inasmuch as the can is eccentrically pivoted, the spout is held at all times in a Vertical position, thus preventing the oil from leaking or escaping through said spout or the spilling of the oil. The base being considerably wider than the can A, affords a rni support, so that the can cannot be readily overturned, and the depressed porto form a drip-cup to rethe weight of the can.

tion ofthe base forming the oil-oup serves to et'feetually eateh all dripping's.

Having thus described n1y invention, I Claiml. The combination, with a base having an upwardly-extending bail, of an eeeentrieallypivoted can having a spout adapted to strike the upper end ot' the bail, and be held in position thereby, asset forth.

2. The combination, with an oil-ean, of abase depressed to form an o1-eup, and an oilreeeiver formed by turning the lower edge of the base upwardly, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a base depressed to forman oil-cup, ot' strips secured to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, said strips being connected at their upper ends7 a eau eoeentrieally pivoted between .said strips, and the spout on the can, adapted to bear against the strip eonneetinga` the sides, as set forth.

4. The eombinationnvith a basehaving the depressed portion, and having its lower edge turned upwardly to form a circumferential eup or receiver, of strips secured to said base and extending upwardlytherefrom, a can eeeentrieally pivoted between said strips, and a stop, l'or the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with a base, of a bail Consisting' ot' the sides eonneeted at their upper ends, and an oil-can eeeentrically pvoted between the vertical sides of said bail, so that its spout will bear against the strip connectiup` the upper ends ot the side7 for the purpose set forth.

In teslimonythat I elainl the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in preseuee of two witnesses.

GREGORY GEPDOM. 1Witnesses:

R. O. LYON, Gmo. E. LYON. 

